Winning the Powerball lottery: 8 very unlikely things that are far more likely to happen

Julie WestfallDigital First Media

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11/28/2012 03:19:25 PM MST

The odds of winning the Powerball $500 million lottery tonight are roughly 1 in 175 million. Some more odds to consider while you're waiting in line to buy your ticket:

Winning the Powerball lottery: 8 very unlikely things that are far more likely to happen

Death by coconut via Thinkstock(About 1 in 58 million)Hitting a hole-in-one on consecutive par-3 holes via AP(1 in 156 million) Hitting a deer in Hawaiivia AP(1 in 6,801)Death by bee stingVia Getty(1 in 6.1 million)Being attacked by a shark Via AP (1 in 11.5 million)Being struck by lightning during an 80-year lifetimeVia AP(1 in 10,000, or 1 in 5,000, depending on who you ask)Death by fireworks Via AP(1 in 25 million)Death by flesh-eating bacteriaVia AP (Fewer than 800 cases a ...

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